title: Assessment and treatment of patients with acute tachyarrhythmia.
abstract: A tachyarrhythmia is defined as a heart rate greater than 100 beats per minute in conjunction with abnormal cardiac conduction. This article aims to inform nurses and other healthcare professionals about the predominant acute tachyarrhythmias. It focuses on the assessment and management of patients with this condition using case study examples.
authors.affiliation: The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust, South Yorkshire.
authors.forename: Jennie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Swift
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D013610:Tachycardia / Q000451:nursing* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy